Willkie Defends Debate Amid Ickes Attacks
In Rushville Indiana Wendell L Willkie presses for a debate with President Roosevelt while secretary Ickes accuses him of appeasement and ties to Tammany Hall. Willkie denies the charges and reiterates his call for joint debates as he defends his campaign against demagoguery and attacks.
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Tekes
Wendells
Alcae
Eng
France
Willkie
Tammany Ha
Insull
Ickes
Tammany Hall
Willkiee
Samuel Ingall
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Veit
Tive
Joe Martin
Verm
United States
Repeal Sought Of 24 Hour Hold Ordinance
The Southern Conference for Human Welfare urged Birmingham to repeal a city rule allowing prisoners to be held 24 hours without charge while police investigate. George S. Brown and founder Jos B. Gelders presented the appeal to the city commission.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
George S. Brown
Jos 8. Gelders
Market News Mixed Gains and Largely Steady Trading
New York markets opened modestly higher with some gains near session highs before a late pullback. Trading volume held weak with around 230000 shares changing hands. steel and aircraft stocks led advances including U S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler and Douglas Aircraft. Butter and poultry prices in Chicago remained mostly steady with receipts near 998000 pounds of butter and mixed live poultry demand.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Cenannre
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Chrysler
Great Northern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Douglas Aircraft
Glenn Martin
United Aircraft
American Telephone
Texas Corp
Briggs Mig
Anaconda
American Smelting
Amerian Can
Soft
Eastman Kodak
International Paper
Stock markets mixed with gains led by bonds and rails
New York stocks show mixed moves with bonds higher and rails leading a fractional uptick. Futures close up with wheat corn and hogs steady to higher, while cotton and sugar see varied trading and copper edges higher amid hedging and spec buying.
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Chicago
Cotton futures rise on favorable speech amid steady bids
New Orleans trading shows August 20 activity with 4 to 6 point gains as prices hold steady. Open high low and close figures for October December and January indicate modest gains and slight variances in the market driven by Churchill’s speech and buy orders.
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New
Orleans
Churchill
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Quiet in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures for 41 per cent content closed steady in Memphis. Closing prices for Aug 26.75, Sept 21.75, Oct 20.75, Dec 20.25, Jan 20.25, March 20.25. Sales 100.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton closes steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 20 finished quiet and unchanged with sales of 150 bales. Prices stood at low middling 8.80 cents, middling 9.80 cents, and good middling 10.25 cents. Receipts totaled 5,732 bales and the stock was 536,909 bales.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on August 20 Cottonseed oil markets closed steady with bleach able prime summer yellow at 5.65 and prime TM crude at 437 1 2 bid. Futures quotes listed Sept 4.89B Oct 4 91B Dec 5.03B with wees March at 5.14B Bid remained in play.
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Orleans
Wheat and corn futures rise on strong buying and cover
Wheat futures firm with May up as much as two cents on mill buying and short covering. Prices closed higher across contracts. September 70 1-2 to 73 8, December 72 1-4 to 73 8. Corn gained about 0.8 to 1 cent with December around 72 1-4 to 73 8 and oats up 11 4 cents.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Cash grain prices in Chicago market report
Cash wheat No 1 hard 71 1 4. Corn No 1 yellow 65 65 1 2. No 1 white 7% and 1 2. Oats No 1 mixed 29, No 3 28 1 2, No 3 28 1 2, No 4 white 28 1 4. No 1 white heavy 30, No 1 red heavy 20 1 2. Barley malting 48-56 nominal, feed 35-45 nominal, No 1 malting 56, No 2 50-51, No 3 48.
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Ochicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Salable cattle include 260 calves 150 slaughter classes fairly active and steady. Dryfed cattle scarce with common and medium heifers and yearlings around 6.00 to 8.00 and meaty yearlings near 8.50. Hogs 400 head mostly 10 with 150-lb and up 5.40 to 6.55. Sheep and lambs steady with spring lambs about 7.50 and fat ewes 2.00 to 2.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U.S
Navy seeks tax relief to speed Vinson Trammell act stalled
Admiral Fur long testifies that profits curbs block navy material procurement as army purchases grow and foreign buyers bypass the act. He cites United States Steel plans and five year amortization as needed while lawmakers debate a universal tax and new law to compel naval contracts. Rep Thomas calls Panama Canal readiness flaws and Puerto Rico air force weakness a security concern.
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Bureau of Ordnance
Army
House
Admiral Furlong
Senate
Ways and Means
Rep
Thomas
R-Nj
War Department
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Stimson
Churchill urges US aid as Britain braces for 1942
Prime Minister Winston Churchill vows to roll on toward better days while warning of larger Middle East operations. He urges the United States to authorize over age destroyer sales and reaffirms a strict blockade to curb German food relief, saying aid would prolong Europe’s agony.
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Churchill
Britain
France
Somaliland
Middle East
America
House of Commons
United States
Hitler
England
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Europe
Joseph P. Kennedy
Ivan
Italy
Somme
Hoover
Explosion wrecks cartridge house at Du Pont dynamite plant
An explosion at the Repaune dynamite plant in Gibbstown New Jersey at noon damaged a one story cartridge house. Three men were reportedly at work in the building when the blast occurred as windows were shattered within a half mile radius.
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Gibbstown
N. J
Repaune
du Pont Company
Wilmington
Howard Named As Non-Cooperative Figure In Defense Bid
Hyde Park New York August 20 President Roosevelt named Roy Howard editor of the New York World Telegram as the private individual he had anonymously cited in his acceptance speech for turning down a bid to assist on the defense program.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt Today
Roy Howard
New York World-Telegram
Dies accuses spies in San Francisco and union links
Congressman Martin Dies says he has evidence of active Italian and German espionage networks in San Francisco. He cites seven Italian spy names and 20 German leaders, gathered after secret testimony, and claims three maritime unions are Communist controlled though rank and file are not.
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San Francisco
Martin Dies
Germany
Italy
Dies
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
International Longshoremen’s and Warteousemen's Union
American Radio Telegraphists Association
The
Marine Cooks and Stewards
Negro sought in ambush shooting near 13th avenue
City police continued their search for a negro youth suspected in an ambush shooting that wounded Will Rutter near 13th avenue and Fifth street. Rutter was hit in the right shoulder by a high powered rifle and treated by Dr. N E Cashin. Witnesses saw the youth fleeing with a rifle.
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Will Rutter
13Th Avenue
Fifth Street
Rutter
N. E. Cashin
W. P. Moore
Rites Held Today for Elmer Miller
Funeral services were conducted for Elmer Miller 42 at his home 1405 Sixth Avenue South. Rev. C L Dobbs led the rites. Interment will be in Smyrna Cemetery Lawrence County. Survived by son Guarrie Miller Decatur. daughter Grace Miller Nashville. sister Mrs Ethel Webb Decatur.
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Elmer Miller
Sixth Avenue
C. L. Dobbs
Smyrna Cemetery
Lawrence County
McAfee, Howell and Young
Miller
Guarrie Miller
Decatur
Grace Miller
Nashville
Ethel Webb
Ruffing Wins Opener as Yankees Top Tigers 4-3
Charley Red Ruffing pitched eight hits allowed and earned his 12th victory of the season guiding the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader played today.
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YANKS
New York
Charley
Red) Ruffing
Detroit Tigers
Churchill Declares Confidence in War Efforts and Allies
Churchill extols Britain’s strength and resolve amid war, urging aid from allied nations and American support to sustain food and munitions supplies. He cites production gains, air power parity ambitions, and vows to persevere in the air struggle while detailing losses in the Lords.
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Hitler
Europe
Britain
Churchill
Dominion
Lord Caldecote
House of Lords
Germany
Atlantic
United States
Decatur's Diary Highlights Local Visits and Events
Local notices report Misses Ruby Brooks and Margaret Brooks visiting in Austinville while Miss Emily Phillips visits Miss Sarah Jane Coffee in Moulton. Several residents travel to Chattanooga for family visits and a doctor from Decatur TVA speaks at an Acme club gathering.
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Ruby and
Margaret Brooks
Pulaski
Evelyn Brothers
Austinville
Emily Phillips
Sarah Jane Coffee
Moulton
Trinity Livestock Show Eyes Higher Stock Quality
The Trinity livestock show aims to raise stock quality within a seven mile radius, with no entry fee and registration by 8 AM Thursday. Colts, sale animals, jacks, and stallions may be shown, judges from Athens Hartselle and Decatur, traffic duties by state patrol, and a 10 AM start with lunches and drinks on site.
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Trinity
Morgan
Earl Calvin, Jr
Joe Wheeler
Moulton Road
State Highway Patrol
Charles Canterberry
Milton Easter
Athens
Eric Howell
Hartselle
R. E. “Buck” Rogers
Decatur
Sam P. Lile
W. A. Burt
Gus Burt
Otis Bass
J. FE. Sims
C. J. Lamon
C. D. McBride
J. B. Sewell
H. P. Sivey
J. M. Beams
Pirates Purchase Atlanta Player in Five-Figure Deal
Pittsburgh reports President William E. Benswanger announced the Pirates have purchased infielder Alfred W. Anderson from the Atlanta Southern Association club for a sum in the five figures plus a Pirate to be agreed upon later.
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Pittsburgh
William E. Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Alfred W. Anderson
Atlanta, Ga
Southern Association
Roosevelt declines Willkie debate challenge
President Roosevelt refused Wendell L. Willkie's call for a campaign debate, saying at a press conference the nation is in such shape this year that he cannot campaign.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Air War Report From London to Berlin and Red Sea Fronts
The article notes air raids over Berlin suburbs with a long alarm in the capital while Britain reports long range German guns at the southeast coast. Mussolini and Hitler exchange greetings after Italian forces seize Berbera in Somaliland and threaten Aden, tightening Red Sea routes to India and the empire. British RAF bombs Boulogne, observers report displays of fire and searchlights along the southern coast as combat continues.
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British Somaliland
Berbera
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Red Sea
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Aden
Arabian
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Far East
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
India
Australia
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Channel
Lonyeld
Calais
Hitler
Boulogne
English
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